The chalenges that we face are deeper than Climate Change. We need to fundamentally understand the systems of earth and reunite them in order to restore the earth to its former glory! A time when a species as beautiful and complex as the human could emerge.

This 3 min video gives a short summary on how to reverse desertification by mimicking the ancient herds of the grasslands.

We need to understand life and design with it. Permaculture is exactly that and this solution and many more are shared in our 2 week intensive emersion courses offered this summer in Nova Scotia canada.

Environmentalists are arguing in court that AquAdvantage GMO salmon could be considered "toxic" under Canadian law.

P3 Permaculture's insight:

Patented material that can escape into the wild and breed with wild populations is not safe at all, regardless of the alleged safety of the Untested GMO product! Patents should not be supported on self replicating genetic material.

A family in Ahuntsic who is housing four chickens in their backyard just received a notice from their borough that the animals have to go.

P3 Permaculture's insight:

In these difficult times, with food costs rising at an ever increasing rate, and the cruelty of our food production industry at an all time high. Having 4 chickens in your back yard is not where the problem lies.

This family is doing what many more should and if we do not support them in their fight then we will loose grounds in our urban food movement.

Lets start a petition to the city to change these outdated bylaws and implement sanitary guidelines like in Vancouver, Halifax, New York, and many more. "As of 2012 nearly 200 municipalities had revived old regulations or instated new ones that allow households to keep a certain number of chickens, the size of the flock often determined by the size of the property" http://www.economist.com/blogs/economist-explains/2013/10/economist-explains-11

This and many other strategies to produce local healthy food need to be embraced and encouraged by our future leaders, otherwise they are not leading in the right direction.

The forbidden seed! How many here know that the EU is preparing legislation that will make it illegal to grow crops that are not on a list of approved seeds?

P3 Permaculture's insight:

Dont let this pass Sign and share the pettition! How many here know that the EU is preparing legislation that will make it illegal to grow crops that are not on a list of approved seeds? A list that currently 60% dominated by big corporations like Monsanto, AstraZeneca, Bayer and others?

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